ARTICLE I Name

The Society shall be known as THE MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Inc.

ARTICLE II Powers

The Society shall have the power to receive, administer, assessments, and all other grants to further its ends; to acquire, and hold absolutely, or in trust, fot the purposes of the Society, and convey property, real or personal; to publish papers and reports; to affiliate with other organizations; to establish regional or functional branches; and to engage in such other activities as are in keeping with the purposes of the Society.

ARTICLE III Membership

SECTION 1 Classes of membership
   Membership in the Society shall be divided into the following classes: Individual, [Family] Household, Institutional, Life, Emeritus, and Student.
SECTION 2 Qualifications of members
   Any person, without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, or socio-economic background, interested in and willing to support the purposes of the Society as stated in the Constitution, upon application, acceptance, and payment of the appropriate dues may become a member.
   [A husband and wife] Members of the household may become[Family] Household members upon application, acceptance and payment of the appropriate dues.
   Any Organization which subscribes to the purposes of the Society may become an Institutional member upon application, acceptance, and payment of the appropriate dues.
   Emeritus membership shall be by election of the Board of Trustees and shall be for life, without payment of dues.
SECTION 3 Membership
   Any qualified individualmay become a member by payment of the appropriate dues.
SECTION 4
   A schedule of dues shall be set by majority vote of the Board of Trustees.
SECTION 5 Rights and Privileges
   Each member, including [both husband and wife of a Family]all members of a household, shall be eligible for any elective office in the Society and shall have one vote at all elections and in all transactions of annual meetings of the Society.
   All classes of membership may participate in all society activities and shall be entitled to receive one copy of the regular publications of the Society. The provisoins of this section shall not be construed to apply to Special or Occasional Papers for which an additional charge may apply.
SECTION 6 Suspension of members for non-payment of dues
   Any member delinquent for more than [two months] ???????? shall be notified thereof by the Secretary, and if such dues remain unpaid, the member shall be dropped prior to the mailing of the Spring Bulletin
   Dropped members may be re-installed by the Treasurer upon payment of back dues, in which case they shall be entitled to receive the interim publications provided they are available.
SECTION 7 Expulsion of members
   The board of Trustees, by a two-thirds vote, may expel any member of the Society whose conduct shall be found contrary to the ideals, objectives, or accepted standards of the Society, provided that prior to such a vote the member shall be granted a hearing before the Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE IV Board of Trustees

SECTION 1 Composition
   The Board of Trustees shall consist of the President, two Vice-Presidents, all other Society officers, and the two most recent Past presidents together with the additional six members, two of whom shall be elected at each Fall meeting for a term of three years. Subject to these By-Laws each Trustee shall hold office until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.

SECTION 2 Quorum of the Board of Trustees
   Due notice of each meeting of the Board of Trustees shall be given in writing by the Secretary. A quorum of seven members, in person or by written proxy, shall be necessary for the transaction of business by the board.

SECTION 3 Powers of the Board of Trustees
   The Board of Trustees shall have all of the powers of corporate directors and shall have and may exercise all the powers of the Society except those that are conferred on the membership by these By-Laws. in addition to the foregoing general powers, the Board of Trustees shall ahve the specific duties as follows:

(a) To manage and govern the affairs of the Society.
(b)To Make or to authorize the execution of contracts to further the purpose of the Society.
(c) To expel, after a hearing, any member whose conduct shall be found contrary to the ideals, objectives, or accepted standards of the Society.
(d) To appoint committees within thirty days of the Fall meeting and define their powers and duties.
(e) To establish or dissolve subsidiary Chapters, the members of which shall be members of the Society. To determine the minimum number of members necessary to establish or continue said chapters, and to accept or reject the By-Laws or any amendments thereto of said chapters.
(f) To publish and distribute to members of the Society a Bulletin or Newsletter and to authorize the publication of Special or Occasional Papers for sale to members and non-members.
(g) To nominate qualified persons for Emeritus Membership in the Society.
(h) To consider accepting collections of archaeological materials based on the nature of the collection, the curatorial work required, and the availability of appropriate storage. [and to designate necessary curatorial work on them.]

SECTION 1 Enumeration and General Provisions
   The officers of the Society shall be a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Editor and such other officers as the Board of trustees may need to create.
   All officers shall be chosen by ballot for a term of one year at the Fall meeting of the Society.
   No member of the Society shall be eligable to hold the office of President for more than three consectutive years.
   The President and other officers when elected, and the two most recent Past Presidents, shall be ex-officio members of the Board of Trustees.
   No two offices shall be held by the same person. Subject to these By-Laws each officer shall hold office until his successor has been chosen and qualified.

SECTION 2 The President
   The President shall preside at all the meetings of the Society and the Board of Trustees. He shall exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may properly belong to his office or as may be assigned to him by the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 3 The Vice-Presidents
   In the absence of the President, the Vice-Presidents, in the order of their election shall preside at meetings of the Society and the Board of Trustees. The Vice-Presidents shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned to them by the President of the Board of Trustees. The First Vice-President shall be the chairman of the program committee and shall, with the Trustees, appoint a committee of three members to assist this duty.

SECTION 4 The Secretary
   The Secretary shall keep an accurate record of all the meetings of the Society and of the Board of Trustees. in the absence of the Secretary, a Secretary pro-tem shall be appointed by the presiding officer of the meeting. The Secretary shall carry on correspondence on behalf of the Society, [notify members of meetings, mail the publications of the Society,] and perform such other duties as may be assigned by Board of Trustees.

SECTION 5 The Treasurer
   The Treasurer shall, subject to the direction and under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, have the care and custody of the funds of the Society. [He] The Treasurer shall deposit the funds of the society in such depository as may be designated by the Board of Trustees. [He] The Treasurer shall dispurse the funds of the Society under the direction of the Board of Trustees. [He] The Treasurer shall keep accurate records and accounts of the monies received and disbursed in books which at all times shall be open to inspection by the Board of Trustees. [He] The Treasurer shall keep an accurate list of members, dues cards mailed, and shall provide the President, Editor and Secretary with an up to date list of paid members[.] unless otherwise assigned.
   Upon election of a new Treasurer the books shall be audited by two members of the Board of Trustees appointed by the President. Upon completion of the audit the funds and records shall be turned over to the new trainer.

SECTION 6 The Editor
   The Editor and the [Editorial Board] shall prepare and edit journals, Bulletins, or other publications for the Society. [They] The editor may accept or reject such matter as may be submitted to [them] the Society for publication. [They] The editor may incur expenses incident to publication within the limits approved by the Board of trustees. [The Editorial Board shall consist of the Editor, the Second Vice-president and two other members appointed by the Board of Trustees.]

ARTICLE VI Vacancies

SECTION 1 Vacancy replacement
   If any office becomes vacant the Board of Trustees may appoint a replacement to serve until the next regular election.

ARTICLE VII Committee

SECTION 1
   Committes shall be appointed as needed by the Board of Trustees for a term of one year.

ARTICLE VIII Meetings

SECTION 1 Regular Meetings
   There shall be two regular meetings of the Society per year. One meeting in the spring, and one in the fall which shall include the election of officers. The time and place to be determined by the Board of trustees. At the Fall meeting the first item under "new business" shall be the election of officers and their installation.

SECTION 2 Special Meetings
   Special meetings of the Society may be called by the President or the Board of Trustees.
   Special meetings shall be called by the President, or in [his] the absence of failure of the President to act, by either Vice-President whenever so requested in writing by ten percent of the members of the Society entitled to vote.

SECTION 3 Notice of Meetings
   Notice of the time and place of each meeting of the Soceity shall be given by written notice mailed to each member entitled to vote at least fifteen days prior to the date of that meeting. If it is a special meeting the notice shall specify the business to be brough before that meeting and no other business except that specified shall be considered by that meeting.

SECTION 4 Quorum
   Twenty members entitled to vote, in person or proxy, shall constitute a quorum for transaction of all business.

ARTICLE IX Elections

SECTION 1 Nominating Committee
   [Before the spring meeting each year the President shall, with the approval of the board of Trustees, appoint a Nominating Committee of three members and designate one of them as chairman.] The Board of Trustees shall act a Nominating Committee.

SECTION 2 Nominations for office
   The [nominating committee] Board of Trustees shall, on or before the first day of September, nominate for each office to be vacant not more than two candidates who shall have indicated their willingness to serve. the [Nominating Committee] Board of Trustees shall submit a list of nominees through the President to the Secretary who shall include a copy of the list in the notice of the Fall meeting. Additional nominations may be made from the floor.

SECTION 3 Voting at elections
   Voting for officers shall take place at the fall meeting. each member entitled to vote may vote for one candidate for each office. Candidates receiving the highest number of votes for each office shall be declaired elected. In the event of a tie vote a run-off election shall be held immediatley.

ARTICLE X Distribution of Assets

SECTION 1 Revenue
   No part of the revenue of the Society shall inure to the benefit of or be distributed to any member, officer, trustee or other private individual except in the prescribed discharge of authorized Society business and for authorized re-imbursement for expenses for services rendered to or for the Society in effecting its purposes.

SECTION 2 Liquidation
   Upon termination and dissolution of the Society, there shall be no distribution of property until all debts and material on loan have been fully satisfied. Upon such Dissolution any funds or assets remaining after payment of all just debts of the Society shall be distributed under the direction of the Board of trustees to such tax-exempt charitabl, scientific, or educational organizations, associations, funds or foundations whose objectives and purposes related to the study of Archaeology and Anthropology in the northeast. No member, officer, Trustee or other private individual shall receive any distributions of assets of the Society.

ARTICLE XI Amendments

   Amendments to these By-Laws may be proposed by the Borad of trustees ot on written petition signed by ten percent of the voting members of the Society. The secretary shall mail a copy of such proposed amendments to each member of the Society entitled to vote at least fifteen days prior to the meeting at which the amendment is to be considered. An amendment may be adopted at any regular or special meeting of the Society called for that purpose by a two-thirds vote of voting members present, provided there is a quorum.